The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-03-09

tor in the making Of New England. Per-
haps some thought ours this year would be
the death of them before they got through
with 1t. AS safety-valve IL must have
been much needed. But, after all, the boun-
tiful airing of opinions will work out good.
There was the same disposition to refuse
office as was shown last year, though posi-
bly, in greater degree now than then. This
will be taken as milennal sign. or the re-
verse, according with the motives i'm the
refusas. The offices of moderator, town
agent and overseer of the poor were espec-
tally stunned The matter of the rail-
road bonds occupied much time and brought
out much discussion. 1t was finally voted
that only the interest be paid annually for
nine years, and in the succeeding six wears
annual installments of 5000 each and ac-
crued interest be paid. Among the officers
elected, and not reported last week, are o.
). walker, town agent; Messrs. o. A.
Blanchard, Charles Webster and Wallace
w. Martin, street commissioners; George
w. Nichols, overseer of the poor; b. II.
Sibley, constable The town voted tax of
eighty cents on the dollar for town pur-
poses and fifteen cents additional to the fif-
teen required by the state) for highways, etc.
The report of the treasurer shows town
indebtedness of only S192 "a. - At the
meeting of the directors of the Central YER
mont railroad last week, it was voted to
build the road from Barre to this place this
year, If the town shall comply with the
acquisitions as to bonding. 1t was supposed
that the town had come to the mark, but
owing to some little technicality in the
wording of the motion to bond in our special
town meeting few weeks ago the work of
the commissioners in securing the majority
of taxpayers and the grand-list must needs
he done over again. The same result as be-
fore will be expected, however. The charter
OF the road expires early in November of
this year. - We seldom see pleasanter
letter than one recently shown us contain
ing an account of the marriage in Mime
apolis, Mimi, February I'd, of Miss Jose
phne #. Mars, step-daughter of our es-
teemed townsman, the late Professor Moses
Marston, and whose own father some of us
remember well as student in Barre
Academy years ago This letter Is a beauti-
full Den-picture of what mankind, by com
mon consent, seems ever to have regarded
as one of the happiest events earth knows
anything of, and the reader of it, though
a stranger, could hardly help rejoicing
with those that rejoiced on the occasion.
- A California paper brings news of
the death of our ex-townsman, Newell
Knsman, son of the late James Knsman,
January 18th, in Orange, Los Angeles
county, California. He was born in this
place in 1894. He went from here to Illinois,
thence to Iowa, and later to Nebraska Ill
health led him finally to California, in hope
of recovery, but in this he was disappointed
In the late war of the rebellion he served as
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a wife and two children. He is spoken of
as kind father devoted husband and an
earnest Christian. He was member of the
Presbyterian church. - j. ID. White
gives us Alabama temperatures for Febru-
airy, as follows: Average morning tempera-
| ture, forty-eight degrees above zero; aver
age at six P. NJ. ifty-six degrees above zero;
the coolest morning, thirty-one degrees
the warmest, siXty-siX: the coolest even
ing, forty-one; the warmest, siXty-seven.
On the 14th of the month Mr.. White
records that wheat and oats look
| finely" On the ODD he says, "Peas,
beets, cabbage and lettuce all up" -
George Bailey of Chelsea has moved to Her.
! bert p. Martins hill farm, which he is to
occupy for time. -= Eta Martin and
! her brother Frank of Ophir S. Martin s
family are attending the spring term of
! Chelsea Academy. - Ada f. Martin is
staying in Chelsea at present - Mrs.
John Thompson, formerly of Barre and
who lives with her son-in-law, David NJ.
Smith, is under DIR. c. w. McClearn's care.
She is said to be quite poorly. - DR.. Elan
| G.. Lewis was elected county commissioner
of Rutland county last week. The endorse
ment of the doctor by so many of the first
men of the county can hardly fail to be
very gratifying to him. This, his native
town, is honored, too, by such Endorsement
and his election. - Warner Colby has
engaged with the wholesale grocery house
of Van Sicklen, Spaulding & Co. of Burling-
ton, and begins work this week. We are
told it is desirable situation. We Judge
Mr. Colby will fill the place well. -
| Robinson Templeton will sell at auction
on Saturday next, at his farm, his personal
property, consisting of stock, farming tools
etc 1t is said he may likely move to our
| village. We hear also that he expects some
government office in the pension depart
ment. - Lille Peters has been visiting
in Boston and has returned home. -
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